The United Arab Emirates paid for British politician Nigel Farage to travel to Abu Dhabi to meet senior officials over a shared opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood, it has emerged.
Farage, the leader of Reform UK - a populist right-wing party that is topping national opinion polls - visited Abu Dhabi in early December.
On Wednesday the Financial Times reported that Abu Dhabi gave Farage accommodation and passes to attend a Formula 1 race, valued at around £1,000 - according to the register of MPs' interests.
Farage had meetings with senior Emirati officials during the two-day trip, the register said.
According to the FT, sources said the Emirati leadership wanted to speak to Reform "owing to a shared opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood".
